o The Beaker people o The Greeks o The Saxons o The Wessex people o The Welsh o The Phoenicians Why was Stonehenge built? o for ceremonial burial ground ? o for ancient astronomical calendar? o as a temple for religious ceremonies? o as a cosmic temple dedicated to all twelve gods of the zadiac? o as a dance venue for prehistoric raves ? o as a source of healing energy? o as an eclipse calculator? o as an UFO landing site? The sandstones weigh up to 25 tons each and 30 were used. The bluestones weigh up to 4 tons each and 80 were used in all The sarsen stones weight up to 50 tons each Interesting theories theory nr.1 stonehenge is leftovers from the first Theory nr.2 orginally stonehenge was a game ever played symbol of peace Click to edit Master text styles
This area is relatively low-lying, although even here hills such as the Ochils and Campsie Fells are rarely far from view. comprises ancient rocks from the Cambrian and Precambrian which were uplifted during the later Caledonian Orogeny. It is interspersed with igneous intrusions of a more recent age, the remnants of which have formed mountain massifs such as the Cairngorms and Skye Cuillins. A significant exception to the above are the fossil-bearing beds of Old Red Sandstones found principally along the Moray Firth coast. The Highlands are generally mountainous and the highest elevations in the British Isles are found here. Scotland has over 790 islands, divided into four main groups: Shetland, Orkney, and the Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides. There are numerous bodies of freshwater including Loch Lomond and Loch Ness. Some parts of the coastline consist of machair, a low lying dune pasture land.
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